The Good !
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As children of the age of technology we jump right into the newest forms of social media. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are a must. And as an avid Instagramer I loved the idea of using Instagram for education. Although it turned out a lot different than I thought. In my writing class I created an Instagram account to do some research and see what I could find on a topic of my choice. (@baldgirljulwrt) I decided I wanted to learn about my roots so I picked the topic of Greek culture. Along the way I met people and learned a few new things. Instagram is a good way to make a connection with people who you may normally would not get the chance to connect with. I was able to follower and interact with users in Greece, the United States, Australia and many other places. I talked to these people, got to view what their lives are like, and we even started to talk on a personal level. I have a few users that now follow me on my personal Instagram account. When the new 300 movie came out we talked about it said if it was worth seeing and shared our thoughts on the movie as a whole. This is a main reason why I liked using Instagram for educationally research. But it was not all good. Yes I was able to get insight and "meet" new people but there were a few problems along the way. Here is a small list of what I found while using my Instagram account for research.
As you can see I ran into some problems along the way. I did like this concept of using social media to do research because as I found out, you can learn a lot while doing something that may be considered by others as "a waste of time". I love taking pictures and see all the different ways people could post about my culture was great. I was able to see sunsets in Greece, different types of food, historical buildings, families, and a group of people coming together as one as they shared a glimpse of their lives online. As I was going through all the different types of hashtags and my followers pages I found myself just "liking" a photo because it was pretty or commenting just because I was bored. For me, using this as educational was hard at times and I had to force myself to really stay focused and actually look at what I was looking at before "liking and scrolling".
5 Comments
Amanda Yacovelli
4/29/2014 02:35:06 am
I really liked how you made the good and bad into two columns! It made it very clear and easy for me to see your insight into how you've view instagram through your research! It was very clever and drew me in. The aspect of instagram I agree with you is hard to keep educational. Hopefully over time with the technology constantly evolving we can stop making it only social.
Amy
4/30/2014 04:57:47 am
The Good VS Bad column was so creative and cool! We were talking about how people don't want to read walls of text and I think that made your blog post stand out. I definitely agree with Instagram being a popularity contest because it does seem very set for a certain group of people depending on the "groups" or "tags" used. Overall, it's really cool that you interacted with people and talked about movies and stuff with other members of Instagram! I loved reading this.
Yesiris Seguinot
4/30/2014 10:06:58 am
I would definitely agree with the negatives about Instagram, I crossed these issues as well when it came to doing my project. The information had to go further and led me to do research on my topics. Along with negatives came your positives, which were valid and interesting that you were able to see what I've seen with Instagram. Good job! 5/2/2014 09:21:01 am
I love that you charted the good and bad sides of instagram. I agree with your pos and cons, and your display of them clearly showed how instagram affected your research of a topic. The improper hashtags is something I completely agree with you about, and get somewhat frustrated over. Overall, this blog did a really good job at summarizing everything you took from using Instagram as a research tool or even as a way to create a new community with a specific group of people.
Julia P
5/4/2014 02:35:39 am
Like mentioned above, I thought it was clever how you distinguished the good and bad aspects of Instagram. You had more bad than good, and honestly I can't agree more with you. For me instagram is okay, but I don't see it as a real educational tool, but at least you became informed about this social media! Leave a Reply. |